Illuminating apparatus

Abstract

Light apparatuses including a light source generating a blue-colored light, a phosphorus filter transforming the blue-colored light into white light, and a light dispersing element receiving the light and projecting a plurality of discrete points of light onto a target surface that have been transformed into white light by the phosphorus filter. Methods for creating a plurality of discrete points of light on a target surface using a light apparatus including a light source and a phosphorus filter and a light dispersing element, including generating a light using the light source, in which the generated light is blue-colored light, transforming the light into white light by passing the light through a phosphorus filter, and causing the light to be incident on the light dispersing element, such that the light dispersing element disperses the light and creates a plurality of individual points of light on the target surface.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO PRIOR APPLICATIONS[0001]This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Non-Provisional application Ser. No. 15 / 411,643, filed on Jan. 20, 2017. This application claims priority to U.S. Non-Provisional application Ser. No. 15 / 411,643, filed on Jan. 20, 2017, U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 62 / 281,074, filed on Jan. 20, 2016, and U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 62 / 311,776, filed on Mar. 22, 2016. All of the foregoing applications are hereby incorporated by reference herein in their entireties.FIELD[0002]The present invention generally relates to an illuminating / lighting apparatus. Specifically, embodiments of the present invention relate to an illuminating / lighting apparatus configured to produce white light by passing blue light through a filter.BACKGROUND[0003]Lighting is often used in a decorative manner. For example, many people decorate homes, offices, stores, outdoor spaces, etc. with various lighting to achieve certain effects, designs, atmosp...

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Benefits of technology

The present invention provides a laser light apparatus that can generate white light by using a blue-colored light source and a phosphorus filter. The apparatus can include a plurality of laser light sources that generate different colored lights, which can be combined to create a combined light with a different color. The combined light can then be projected onto a target surface through an aperture. The invention also includes a light source that can generate a blue-colored light, and a phosphorus filter can be used to create a white light. The apparatus can be housed within a common housing and includes a faceted parabolic reflector and a beam expanding element. The technical effects of the invention include the ability to generate high-quality white light with a blue-colored light source and a phosphorus filter.

Problems solved by technology

However, creating white light for decorative lighting can be difficult in certain circumstances.

For example, creating decorative lighting capable of emitting white light can present difficulties in combining sources to produce the white light while maintaining certain characteristics of the light, such as divergence.

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